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More than 18.2 million U.S. viewers watched the United States tie Portugal during a World Cup soccer match on Sunday night, making it the most-viewed soccer match by a U.S. audience. ESPN, which is owned by Walt Disney Co, has been setting U.S. viewing records during the World Cup in Brazil where some games have aired during the U.S. prime time. Sunday's match became the highest-rated soccer match ever in the United States, edging out the 1999's Women's World Cup final of USA vs. China, where 18 million people tuned in to watch on Disney's broadcast network ABC. The Sunday match surpassed the U.S.-Ghana game last Monday, which pulled in 11 million viewers. The...

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